Kessler

1981 NR 50m 6.7

In the years after World War II, the tables have turned: ambitious, cruel Gestapo-officer Ludwig Kessler, the most implacable hunter of every opponent to the Third Reich, can no longer deny its rule is militarily annihilated by the Allies....

In the years after World War II, the tables have turned: ambitious, cruel Gestapo-officer Ludwig Kessler, the most implacable hunter of every opponent to the Third Reich, can no longer deny its rule is militarily annihilated by the Allies. He must now flee himself as he is a war criminal accused of the torture and execution of numerous victims. He manages to get away with a fortune and starts a new life as a businessman, still hoping for another rise of the master race to power, in which his part should be even more prominent, from a (neo-)fascist colony in Paraguay. Meanwhile, Albert Foiret and some of his former Lifeline colleagues play a part in the hunt for the former master-hunter.

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Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Nov 13, 1981

Decades after World War II, investigative journalist Hugo Van Eyck makes a do...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Nov 20, 1981

Kessler keeps a low profile by visiting London, whilst mysteriously transferr...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Nov 27, 1981

As the authorities move a little closer, eavesdropping from a van outside his...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Dec 4, 1981

Kessler and Ingrid arrive in Paraguay, unaware that Mical Rak and Bauer are c...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Dec 11, 1981

Kessler's meeting in rural Paraguay goes awry when Mical Rak and Bauer catch ...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Dec 18, 1981

As Rak and Bauer become a nuisance to Kessler, Ingrid and the Kameradenwerk, ...

Info about Kessler

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Thriller